5 Pottery Handles Techniques for Handles That Function Well
It’s one thing to learn how to make handles for pottery. It’s another thing all together to make pottery handles … Read More
Tag: clay body
An Introduction to Fuel-Burning Kilns
Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … Read More
How to Make a Ceramic Pour-Over Coffee Set
Pour-over coffee has become quite the trend these days. So I have been thinking about taking a stab at making … Read More
The Particulars of Clay Body Plasticity
Ahhh plasticity! It’s the property of clay that got us hooked on it in the first place. Caused by just … Read More
A Guide to the Ceramic Kiln and Various Firing Methods
One of the things all ceramic artists have in common is that we all need to fire our work in … Read More
Spotlight: A Void and a Need
Chris Corson found personal fulfillment and artistic challenge in making the switch from union lawyer to ceramic artist. … Read More
Techno File: Stoneware Maturity
The majority of ceramic artists buy their clay bodies or raw materials from a commercial supplier. With each purchase comes … Read More
Colored Clay Blends and Tests
An interest in how we recognize and ascribe meaning to colors, and how that affects our perceptions of objects around … Read More
Terra Sigillata in Wood Fire
By following his curiosity, Alan Willoughby found that a traditionally low-fired surface treatment reacts dramatically with flame, wood ash, and … Read More
Clay Culture: Chinese Fast Firing
What was once thought to be a traditional Japanese technique, the origins of Western raku now appear to have been … Read More
